I enjoyed UPS very much they gave me a part time, physical job while i was training to get into the military. When i found out i couldnt get in due to medical issues [lymes disease] i continued working at UPS until a seasonal driver position opened up and i moved into that position and after seasonal was a temp driver. The hardest part was the physical side i guess but i always enjoyed it so i would not say it was very difficult. I had the benefit of working with awesome managers and co-workers which just made work life easy and not too stressfull

Good fast pace can be stressful. Always seems to be one or to stos more the the route can handle..never time to stop for luch thirty minute break without missing a pick up for an early closing costomer

Firstly, I work UPS freight as a union employee. There are other UPS freight employees non union on other accounts such as advanced auto parts and UPS freight contractors which run terminal to terminal taking our freight for about $1.10 a mile. The company senior guys on the road board have it well (like myself), making .73 cpm and about $29 hourly on non driving and typically an easy home daily bid route. However, if you’ve just started and it takes 4 years to get to top rate and our new contract calls for a two tier pay scale so you will never make as much as a current employee. Plan on spending a lot of time babysitting the phone as you’ll probably be on call your first few years.

Management can be impossible to deal with as is getting a day off whether you’ve earned it or not. Morale is generally low and terminals are outdated, understaffed and unclean. Communication between Central dispatch to management and drivers is lacking to put it politely. UPS decided to hire temp workers to run the entire road board and oversee every decision at central dispatch. Needless to say it’s been a disaster.

I would not recommend this company as they have zero plans to expand their market share, go to Old Dominion or FedEx freight.

I love my co-workers and dispatch. If someone comes along and isn't a good fit for our hub, they get weeded out fairly quickly. You have to be very versatile. Our daily schedule often changes three times before we leave the yard.

There's a lot of bureaucratic drama. When I first started with them, I loved working there. But they changed supervisors and we're getting micromanaged, too many conflicts of interest, favoritism, bullying by management that is oppressive and killing moral. We have expressed our concerns, but we're not seeing any resolution.

We love our benefits. There are a lot of great monetary benefits to working for UPS. They also provide us with uniforms. However, the pants never fit, so we purchase our shorts and pants elsewhere.

Pros

Good benefits and compensation

Cons

Forced long lunch; low moral due to unnecessary internal operations and control

This job is strictly for those who can handle the physical demand and willing to work for less than other companies. The employees are great, friendly, hardworking and understanding individuals however the management really needs some work.

Working here at UPS is not an east job to do. When i applied i did not think that it would be how it is. We have to load 2-3 trucks a day sometimes more. You have to catch every package that comes down on the belt and you have to make sure that you put them in the right trucks. Our break is also only 10 mins

UPS... Under Paid Slaves is what that stands for! Ridiculous work for that small pay! Run far away! The salary is no where near worth the physical pain you'll endure throwing the frieght. 10.50, and this is Dallas! Sad.

They won't pay overtime. They are desperate and will hired anyone off the street. Workers don't get along with each other. Bosses will adjust your time, example if you worked 6 hrs and they feel you did not do anything they will pay you for 5 hrs

System Support Representative (Former Employee) – San Diego, CA – November 15, 2018

typical day consisted of many calls from franchise stores requesting help with hardware to software issues. Learned how helping people via the phone is not as easy as it looks, since they have to be your eyes and ears

Good company if you have the drive for it.I was there for 6 years (3 times the amount of time I told them I'd be there for) and they didn't want to give me a full-time loader position because I wasn't the head of my household. I had no interest in management and didn't pass the driving test after 2 attempts, which I know is on me, but those were the 3 options as far as advancement goes. Benefits were great, as part-time I had my own insurance, my regular co-pay was about $10 at most places. The pay was good, I started at $8.50 and worked my way up to $14, but I believe they're starting higher now. We were "guaranteed" 3.5 hours a day, Mon-Fri. (So not even part time.) However if there wasn't enough work to justify keeping a full team they'd send people home without pay for the day. Management was hit-or-miss. I had managers that were great and got to know each of their employees personally, and some that looked for any reason to get rid of their employees.

Its a great experience ive have fun at the same time i was working hard work with others we its come down to it im good at being a good team player work hard. Unload trucks as a team until everything is well organized

The corporate culture at UPS is great, however, each workplace is treated like it's own company. Management and work environment from one place to another can be extremely different. Do your homework on the office that you work for.